Balanced Low Power Tube Monoblocks?

Question: What speakers are you going to be using them with?
Kurt_tank (Threads | Answers)

Since nothing is definite, I'm not going to get into specifics, but the idea is high sensitivity. There are a few manufacturers under consideration: Audiokinesis, Daedalus, Zu Audio, among others.

Again, it's a moving target.

I may end up staying with what I have.

TVAD -- I don't know much about them, but the Einstein MK60 and MK23 appear to fit your requirements, other than price. There is an MK60 listed here now for $13.5K (the listing shows msrp of $32K). I'd assume that the MK23 is considerably less expensive. Here is the sales brochure on them:

http://www.sensusaudio.com/images/einstein/Einstein_ProdK_engl.pdf

Best,
-- Al

Gee, looking further at the Einstein brochure, they claim damping factors for the two amplifiers of 90 and 45 relative to 8 and 4 ohms, respectively, even though they are OTL. Pretty remarkable, assuming it is true.

Best,
-- Al

Tvad- Let's see, balanced mono-block 60 wpc max. Three recommendations come to mind, in no particular order:
1. Atma-sphere M-60
2. Atma-sphere M-60
3. Atma-sphere M-60.
Power tubes are pretty cheap, service is extraordinary, used price is WAY less than $5k. Reported to work well w Audiokinesis.

09-02-09: Swampwalker
Tvad- Let's see, balanced mono-block 60 wpc max.

I should have left this open ended.

You guys are taking the max power rating too literally, and I failed to mention
in the initial post that my intention was to use the monoblocks with high
sensitivity loudspeakers.

With high sensitivity loudspeakers, more than 60 wpc would be overkill.

If leaving the max power rating open ended produces more suggestions, then
let's assume no max power rating requirement.